Van der Doort c.1639
WS 36, № 5
Perino del Vaga
Nine Naked Muses and nine other clothed Muses, with some poetical gods in the clouds, little full-length figures
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Light:
light from the left
Frame:
carved gilded frame
Provenance:
Lord Cottington, brought from Spain where acquired from Marquis Crescenzi [Giovanni Battista Crescenzi 1577-1635], the King's architect
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
gift
Location:
Room description extended:
Placed "by Your Majesty's appointment"
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 48
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51